opinions4u Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 The Manchester Road roundabout will be transformed by the arrival of Metrolink in Oldham. The new plan, which has been altered from the original design, will be available to view at Oldham Sixth Form College on Monday (4-7pm). http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-fea...etrolink-vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stebuzz Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-fea...etrolink-vision would much rather see further plans for the new ground, or am i living in a dream world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 With the inherent danger of trams, as illustrated so vividly in Corrie, I think there is every chance the whole Metrolink extension project will be abandoned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 I am still trying to get my head around the lunacy of them running down into Rochdale centre. Which means they have to rebuild the bus station at god knows what cost. All to end up with a worse service than before to suit the plans of some knobhead planner, I guess under Prescott's era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 The Metrolink's path through Alty to Bury has seen a host of areas revivied or benefitted from it's route. There's always a valid argument that it's done at excessive cost and so forth, the sad nature of government projects, but I think it has the potential to be a catalyst for the areas. If only the local councils embrace the project and invest in the areas surrounding the stations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza699 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 With the inherent danger of trams, as illustrated so vividly in Corrie, I think there is every chance the whole Metrolink extension project will be abandoned. I bet Alan Bradley is spinning in his grave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 https://twitter.com/OldhamCouncil/status/427745432312504320/photo/1 The advice issued advice on the OS at the end of last week, for first time visitors to BP, can now be updated to show that Westwood is now the nearest Metrolink station to BP (approx. 1 mile), walking via Middleton Road, Featherstall Road North, Chadderton Way and Westhulme Avenue. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/article/20140124-visiting-fans-1313873.aspx http://www.metrolink.co.uk/futuremetrolink/documents/westwood.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Burns Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The price is a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejh45 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Bluddy Hell, my eyes are going......I thought this thread was titled "Tramps in Oldham" until I started to read the posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opinions4u Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 The price is a joke. Family ticket is good value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 The trains pissed over this :censored:ty tram system from a great height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Holy :censored:, You couldn't spend that on one journey across London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Holy :censored:, You couldn't spend that on one journey across London. Yes but government spending on transport per head in London is approximately £2,700 per person and in the NW is approximately £135. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16235349 2011 figures but GMR saying yesterday it's not much different now. NW spending will have gone up due to Metrolink expansion but not even remotely close to the same levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yes but government spending on transport per head in London is approximately £2,700 per person and in the NW is approximately £135. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16235349 2011 figures but GMR saying yesterday it's not much different now. NW spending will have gone up due to Metrolink expansion but not even remotely close to the same levels. I think Crossrail would account for most of that £10 billion IIRC), not subsidizing fares. GM buses run near empty half the time, probably explains a lot of the cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I think Crossrail would account for most of that £10 billion IIRC), not subsidizing fares. GM buses run near empty half the time, probably explains a lot of the cost The buses in the north are utterly shocking. Fares are extortionate and they're comically unreliable. Then again, if people move to London, they can say goodbye to those boring, unsolvable problems forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Used the Centre line bit slow between the new Mumps and Freehold at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I think Crossrail would account for most of that £10 billion IIRC), not subsidizing fares. GM buses run near empty half the time, probably explains a lot of the cost £10b divided by the population of London (8.74m apparently at the time of the last census) is still only just over a grand. Less investment in the infrastructure, more costs to meet generally and of repairs and maintenance, higher ticket prices to pay for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 westwood is probably about the same as from the old werneth rail station once youve walked down middleton road . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Spot on its about the same but hardly an enjoyable route. It aint shorter to point of celebration. nice little down hill start to stretch the cramp out of your legs . you could always carry on to the next stop and jump on a 409 at king street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 The updating of the 'Metrolink & Foot' info on the OS is still awaited. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/club/boundarypark/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 OS updated now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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